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8th Grade Hell

I don't feel like whining about being back in Canada today... And trust me, I have many reasons to be whining... especially now that I'm studying taxation and learning that for every $100 you earn in salary (if you are in the highest tax bracket), $48 of that goes to the government, leaving you with a mere $52 in my wallet... With 48% of my hard earned cash going to the government, you'd think they could make roads that didn't collpse... Why would anyone want to stay in this arctic wasteland?!

but N-E-wayz

Angie posted the following bulletin on MySpace and I figured it fit the theme of my life for the last week. Let me explain... in an effort to procrastinate, I started cleaning out my desk drawers and discovered my old diaries and school agendas from high school. You think I'm a drama queen now? Imagine what I was like as a teenager. Good lord. The post was called 8th grade hell but to be honest, my first 3 years of high school all blend into one. So here's a little bit of superficial fun because my brain is fried from this mornings lesson on corporate taxation. Let's see how well my memory serves me....


8TH GRADE HELL
Your 8th grade year in Middle School is supposed to be "the worst year of your life." Let's see how much you remember. I know for some it might be hard for you to go back that far!

1. who was your best friend?
Chiara, Catherine, Suzie... We were joined at the hip.

2. Who did you like?
THAT guy... Then Noah for a little while... and then THAT guy again... But we don't talk about him.

3. What sport did you play?
Judo. That was back when I actually competed and won stuff...

4. Did you buy your lunch?
No way. My mom made my lunch every day and I would trade my Mom's homemade bread for stuff that was less healthy (like pizza and cookies and Suzie's mom's gyoza--well Korean gyoza)

5. It's Friday night, where were you?
In 8th grade?! Probably watching TV and going to bed early. I had judo Saturday mornings. I was 13 for most of 8th grade. SHEESH.

6. Were you a party animal?
No. I think I had my first cigarette in 8th grade though. I almost threw up afterwards. Didn't pick up another one for awhile after that.

7. Were you in the "In Crowd"
I suppose with only 40 people in 8th grade (all girls), there isn't really much of an "in crowd". But if there had been, I probably would have been in it.

8. Ever skip school?
Um no. Well unless you count being late for class because we took the "long way" to see the boys at Selwyn House on our way back from mass... (I went to an all-girl Catholic school)

10. Did you go to football games?
Not in grade 8. We didn't have the student population to have sports teams. I went to a few Loyola football games later in my high school career...

11. Did you get suspended/expelled?
AS IF. I was probably the biggest suck-up on the planet.

12. Can you sing the alma mater?
I think so. It's sung to Beethoven's "Ode to Joy"... La vie est une musique, quand l'amour est à la clef. Tout est beau tout est magique tout est un jour de congé. Le soleil dans les yeux qui brille joue la cantate des couleurs... Joie d'un matin qui pétille d'amitié et de bonheur.

13. Who was your favorite teacher?
Madame Rousseau. She was awesome. She still is. I still talk to her to this day. She even sent me teaching materials when I was in Japan (which were super useful)

14. Favorite class?
History with Madame Rousseau. Hands down.

15. What was your schools full name?
Villa Sainte-Marcelline

16. School mascot?
ME!!!! Well probably not. We didn't have one.

17. Did you go to dances?
Yes but they were lame because it was an all-girls school.

18. If you could go back and do it over, would you?
With the knowledge that I have now? Absolutely. And I would kick THAT guy in the balls. Many, many, many times over. But if I were to relive it again

19. What do you remember most about Middle School?
THAT guy... unfortunately

20. Favorite memory of your 8th grade year?
School trip: Planet Hollywood in NY, meeting Mary Hart and getting on Entertainment Tonight...

21. Were you ever posted up on the 8th graders wall?
I don't think there was an 8th graders wall... What would make 8th graders so special that they would get a wall?

22. Did you have a job?
I was a Counselor in Training in the summer after 8th grade... does that count?

23. Where did you go most often for lunch?
To the St-Joseph's Oratory Cafeteria... In the poshness of Westmount and the watchful eyes of the nuns, there weren't too many places where we could go.

24. What did you do after 8TH GRADE?
See question 22.

25. Did you like your eighth grade year?
No. Two words: THAT GUY... Grade 9 was leaps and bounds better.

posted by Samantha @ 3:23 PM